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Address all communications to* Checker Department Morine Dispatch, 'sotine, I]. Matter for current inser tion must be received as early as Fri day. Instructions for Beginners, Place the darker colored men (always called black) on numbers 1 to 12 inclu sives,and the lighter colored, men (al ways called white) on number 21 to 33 Inclusive. Black always to be moved first. Change men for the next game, then number 1 becomes 32, and number 12 becomes number 21, or the board. may be thinned around. Better not write the Black side. White side. numbers on the board, as the learner will depend upon seeing the numbers instead of associating the numbers with the lo cation of the squares. A little practice will bring to find instantly the number of the square Exposed men must be taken or “jumped.” A king should not be moved until crowned. A man must be moved when it has been touched. Bee Anderson's Rules. ‘A star opposite move denotes the only move to win or to draw. ‘Always compare the location of the men and kings on the diagram with the figures before attempting a solut ion. Editors of checker departments in newspapers are cordially Invited to ex change. ‘The headquarters of the Moline Chess and Checker club is at the Windsor hotel. Visiting players always wel come. In the great checker match between Barker Jordan two games were play ed yesterday Bristol openings Both games were drawn Solution of Problem No. 71. By O H. Richmond. Black men 13 20, 22 ‘White men 30, kings 28, 28 ‘White to move and win 2852 2427 2419 2226 2522 2024 2824 3227 19 23 1825 3228 27,32 8025 2718 White wins. Problem No. 72. By Zack Brogan Black men 2, 12, 13 +22 slack side, ‘White side. White men 14, 21, 23. 29 Black to move and win Game No. 42— Paisle} Fifth game in the recent match be tween Joseph Maize and Mr Ellis in Pittsburg, Mr Ellis’: move 1-16 3427 6 9 15 6 14-23 2419 £ 8 29-25 110 2619 B11 2522 (2% 6 2319 11-18 2918 913 19-16 14-23 28-24 1014 18 9 1219 27.18 20-27 M24 614 218 10-1da 325 1620 2218 610 1915 White wins (a) Mr Ellie studied the position until time was called before making this weak and losing move for the game . H. Tyson took the black side and drew the game from the position as follows 20-24 2819 10-14 10-6 23-26 26:22 37 1815 1619 30.23 1015 2m18 11-16 6 1 19 26 TIO 1510 1246 1815 2522 $12 15 Drawn, Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph: Bos ton, Oct. 3—Richard Jordan, champion checked player of the world, arrived this morning from Scotland, accom panied by George Crookston. Jord begins a match with Charles Francs Barker in this city for $2,000 and the checker championship of the world October 15. Jordon is a young man, was born in 1873, and has played checkers in all the centers of Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand without having suffered a reverse. Mr. Jordon first came into particular prom inence as a checker player when he defeated James Wyllie, the famous “Herd Laddie,” who previous to that match had held the world’s champion ship for twenty-five years. Jordan also defeated James Ferrie and Richard Stewart for the championship. Th match with Barker is attracting atten tion throughout the English-speaking world, and while American checker players hope for their representative s aeeeeeentnned to win, they admire the pluck of the Scottish champion in coming to Boston to beard the lion in his den. As cham pion Mr. Jordon could have required Mr Barker to go to Scotland, but rath er than place the slightest obstacle in the way of a match he agreed to come to Boston. A reception under the aus pices of the New England Checker association will be tendered the gentle man and his coach, A. J. Kirby, of Grafton, Mass. has been appointed ref eree, and H. F. McAteer, of Pittsburg, is the stakeholder, New York Tribune. For many years the checker championship of the world was held by James Wyllie, the famous “Herd Saddle,” who died, in Glasgow, Scotland, on April 6, 1899, when 79 years old. When he was nearly 70 he made a match for the championship with James P. Reed. of Pittsburg, agreeing to come to this country to play A dispute as to some of the ar rangements caused Wyllie to abandon the match, and Reed thereupon laid claim to the world’s shhampionship. Later Reed accepted a challenge from Barker The match was for a large stake and the championship, and Bar ker won Since then Barker has never been defeated In a match. Reed died In Pitsburg last year Wyllie would not admit that he lost the championship to Reed. After si eral years of wrangling about the title he played a match with James Ferrie of Scotland, and was defeated by Fer rie who then assumed the title champion. Later Ferrie was defeated In a match for the championship by Jordon The articles of agreement for the Barker Jordon match stipulate that It is to be for the world's championship and for $1000 a side To Jordan is allowed $100 expenses for coming to this country for the match Forty games are to be sought out. The play is to begin In Boston on Oct 15, at 1 p.m. and is to continue each lawful day at the same hour until forty games are played, but no game is to be begin after 9p. m. on any day. No games to be left unfinished from one sitting to another. The standard laws of the game, as printed in the second edition of Anderson's well-known work, are to govern the contest. The money col lected for admission to see the games is to be divided equally between the two players after the expenses of the wall are paid. Richard Jordan is only 28 years old He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland but he is the son of an Irishman. When he was 17 years old he won the gold medal of the Edinburgh Draughts club. Later he won the championship of Scotland in the national tournament. He has defeated several of the strong est Scotch and English players in matches. After defeating Ferrie in the match for the championship Jordon went to Australia, and remained there about two years, playing exhibition games He has supported himself by exhibiting his skill at the game since he returned to Scotland.He has played thousands of games, and he almost always wins. Charles F Baker is a native of Bos ton, and is forty-two years old He was a strong player when fifteen years old, and when he was twenty years old he won the championship of the United States at checkers by beating MC Priest, of Philadelphia. In a match He played several matches with the late James P Reed, winning all of them except one. In 1882 Bar ker played a match of fifty games with Wyllie who was in this country, the re sult was a tie, each player winning one game and forty-eight games being drawn. In 1885 Barker was defeated in a match by Charles H. Freeman, of Providence. R. I. Later Freeman was defeated by A. J. Heffner, of Boston, who was defeated by Barker in 1886. Barker's latest great match was with Reed, for $1,000 a side and the cham pionship. The score at the end of the match was as follows: Barker, 5; Reed, 0. drawn, 26. Barker has been ‘in turn a chemist, a barber, a clerk and a professional checker player . For some years he has managed “Ajeeb,” the automaton chess and checker play er in a Boston museum. Inter Ocean’ Harry Freedman has returned to Chicago from Moline, Il He still thinks that he 's the equal of either Barker or Jordan. La grip. coughs cured by Dr. Kay's' Long Balm. Most pleasant to take.
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